The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution: described in the history of the life and death of the Ever Blessed Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world. With considerations and discourses upon the severall parts of the story; and prayers fitted to the severall mysteries. In three parts; with many additionals

by: Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, ill; Flesher, James, d. 1670, printer; Royston, Richard, 1599-1686

Publication date: 1653

Topics: Jesus Christ

Publisher: London : Printed by James Flesher, for Richard Royston, at the signe of the Angel in Ivie-lane

Collection: cdl; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

Wing, T343. Described fully in R. Gaithorne-Hardy and W. P. Williams, A bibl. of the writings of Jeremy Taylor, p. 24, 9C

Title-page in red and black

Added illus. engr. t.-p.: The great exemplar; the life and death of the Holy Jesus ... [quotation in Greek] London, Printed for R: Royston at the Angell in Iuie lane. 1653

Also divisional title-pages for Parts I-III (Part I in red and black

Frontispiece: engr. port. of Jeremy Taylor, signed P. Lombart, sculpsit

Engraved t.-p. and all other plates by W. Faithorne

Initials and head-pieces

Signatures: * (*1 blank, *2 verso blank), A-B, C, c, (c4 verso blank), D-U, (D1, D6 verso, F1 verso, G3, M6 verso, N3 verso blank), X³ (X2-3 versos blank), Nn³, Y-Z, Aa-Mm (Aa4, Mm6 versos blank), Nn-Zz, Aaa-Eee) Ccc6 verso blank), Fff (Fff4 verso blank). folio

Errors in pagination: 208-210 unpaged, 211-212 numbered 385-386

Bookplate, with coat-of-arms of Jacob Des Bouverie Esqr., mounted on verso of sig. *2. Aitchison's bookplate inside front cover